Nebraska 31
Baylor 10
Sept. 24, 1977
Lincoln, NE
Baylor 3 0 7 0 - 10 Nebraska 10 13 0 8 - 31 First Quarter NU: Billy Todd 22 field goal, 8:24 NU: Larry Young recovered blocked punt in end zone (Todd kick) 6:31 BU: Robert Bledsoe 42 field goal, 3:19 Second quarter NU: I.M. Hipp 14 run (Todd kick) 6:28 NU: Curtis Craig 22 run (Todd kick failed) 1:33 Third quarter BU: David Seaborn 5 pass from Sammy Bickham (Bledsoe kick) 6:36 Fourth quarter NU: Ken Spaeth 1 pass from Randy Garcia (Garcia pass to Craig) 14:57 BU NU First Downs.................. 9 19 Rushing Net.............. 35-77 66-300 Passing Net ............... 105 114 Comp-Att-Int ......... 9-27-2 8-18-0 Total Offense........... 62-182 84-414 Return Yards ............... 44 36 Punts-Avg. ............... 9-39 8-43 Fumbles-Lost .............. 2-1 5-2 Penalties-Yards .......... 2-21 7-55 Attendance: 76,231 LEADING NU RUSHERS:
I.M. Hipp 122, Curtis Craig 51. LEADING NU PASSERS:
Randy Garcia 3-10-0 for 48 yards;
Tom Sorley 4-7-0 for 41 yards. NU TOTAL OFFENSE LEADER: I.M. Hipp 122 yards. NU OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: I.M. Hipp. NU DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF GAME: Lee Kunz. MORE INDIVIDUAL STATS
Hipp eludes Reggie Singletary. · Lincoln Journal Star · Newspapers.com
Official recap
With Rick Berns sidelined by injury, the Huskers turned sophomore I.M. Hipp loose and the result was an impressive 31-10 win over Baylor.Hipp took over in the first quarter after Berns - who had logged four straight 100-yard-plus games - went down with a hip-pointer. The Chapin, S.C., walk-on proceeded to rush for 122 yards, including a 14-yard TD run, to lead the Huskers.
Nebraska followed an early Billy Todd field goal with a dramatic blocked punt to grab a 10-0 lead with 8:24 left in the first quarter. Randy Rick blocked the punt and Larry Young fell on the ball in the end zone.
Hipp's TD jaunt and a 22-yard reverse gallop for a touchdown by Curtis Craig in the second quarter gave the Huskers a comfortable 23-3 lead at halftime.
Baylor took advantage of a fumbled punt to add a third-quarter touchdown, but the Huskers drove 80 yards on a fourth-quarter Randy Garcia to Ken Spaeth TD pass to nail down their second win of the season.
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